The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-10-14

BcsEare Of de Fever.
/ People In all parts of Texas ar
catching the California immigra
ton fever. The following inter
view with Judge Aldridge, pub
lished III the News of Sept. 22nd
ought to check the fever in Texas
@District Judge G. n. Aldridge
who has just returned from a tou,
of California, was interviewed yes
terday by News reporter on thf
impression he had formed of the
Golden State.
at has" the Judge proceeded
"a fine climate, which, perhaps, Il
the best that can be said of it; ant
while talking about its climate
will add that / like the climate Of
San Diego better than 1 do that Of
Los Angeles. At the latter place
the thermometer read 81 degree:
In the shade and there was a damp
cold fog resting on ii like a wet
Blanket at night. At San Diego
you can bask IN the suns rays al
midday feeling pleasant Specula-
ton in real estate is perfectly wild
at Los Angeles and nearly as bad
at San Diego. People who have
gone TO San Diego xith money
have bought more town lots than
would be necessary to domicile the
city Of London. For eight miles
around they have laid of lots
which they are selling to purehas-
ers who must know that their lots
nave no intrinsic value. Ninety
per cent of the transactions are
wild cat speculations and must
eyentuate in a crash. As for San
Diego / think it has a bright fu-
tare. Its harbor being 400 miles
nearer 10 South America and Aus
tralia taan San Francisco is; but
al kinds Of property is held atspec-
ulstive prices in both places. Bus
mess property in Los Angeles is
worth from $1,000 to $500 per
front foot, and it almost rates at
that in San Diego"
Is there any possible basis for
this mania to light on2'
j could not discover any. From
Texas 10 Cotton, near Los Angeles
] would not accept the whole coun-
Try as a gift 1t seems to be a
continuous barren waste, in which
Life might be a constant struggle
for existanee. Then the Califor-
Ms mountains cover about e6 per
cent Of II, while there is not water
enough to irrigate one per cent of
the remainder Of If. Grapes and
wheat do not require water, and
wheat, like grapes does well, but
Who cares TO pay from $500 to ST.
900 an sere for land to grow wheat,
particularly at such a distance from
market? California fruit Is the
finest locking in the world, but it
is lacking In saccharine, and l was
informed by one of the leading
fruitgroEers that there is no longer
any money in the industry This
is due 70 the great number engaged
IN the business and the high rate
Of wages. which sympathizes with
speculation There is only about
one per cent Of the fruit land IN
cultivation, and with the market
already gluttsd, what is TO become
d It when the remaining ninety
aine per cent Is set out2 1t may,
ID my opinion, be truly said that
.he climate Of California sells It's
aud / have seen more verdure
ID Dallas county than in the whole
4 Southern California, and L be-
.iere II raises more agricultural
.han does that section. In fact, l
saw more evidence Of agricultural
prosperity between Sherman and
Dallas than IN the 5000 miles l
.fareied before reaching Sherman,
Z ! except the lands of San Joa-
luin and Sacramento valleys. AZ
.er you leave the Sacramento valley
700 strike the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, and from there, with
he exception Of the Jordan and
Utah valleys IN Utah, the country
. d barren waste until you gel TO
Kansas; and all through Western
Kansas ] found the corn crop an
sniire failure
Fourteen cholera deaths have oc-
surred on 6winburne island. since
he arrival Of the Aiesia- The dis
ssse i evidently spreading among
ihe passengers Of the Alesia, and
sil 40 doubt reach New York City
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